Conveyancers need list of approved digital ID suppliers, Land Registry told (LSG)
H M Land Registry should give conveyancers a list of accredited suppliers that can help them meet new digital identity requirements rather than leave them to to figure out a […]
Warning: Correspondence falsely claiming to be from “Angela Mary Bourton”
A letter relating to a supposed investment report for a company, claiming to be from “A.M Bourton, Independent Solicitor”.
Warning: Emails misusing the name Legal Eagle
An email has been sent misusing the name Fiyaz Saeed of Legal Eagles.
Tory MP calls for Chancellor to consider single ‘property tax’ to stimulate market (TN)
John Stevenson says replacing Stamp Duty and Council Tax with a single annual property tax would free up hundreds of thousands of transactions.
Dudley Building Society launches stamp duty product
Dudley Building Society has launched a mortgage aimed at homebuyers who are unlikely to complete before the stamp duty holiday deadline expires next month.
Completing forms ID1 and ID2
Guidance for completing forms ID1: Certificate of identity for a private individual, and ID2: Certificate of identity for a body corporate.
Warning: Emails misusing the name of Lovetts Solicitors
An email has been sent misusing the logo of Lovetts Solicitors, a trading name of Lovetts Limited.
Warning: Emails claiming to be from the SRA
Law firms continue to receive emails and telephone calls claiming to be from the Solicitors Regulation Authority.
Sellers drop asking prices in attempt to keep buyers on board (EAT)
An estate agency says 10 per cent of its sellers have already dropped their asking prices to keep buyers on board, as fears grow of fall-throughs approaching the stamp duty […]
Allow ‘formal offers’ to be included in stamp duty holiday, says Propertymark (TN)
Propertymark has launched its manifesto for both the sales and lettings industries ahead of Rishi Sunak’s March 3rd Spring budget including a call for the stamp duty holiday to be […]
Cladding crisis victims should not be left out of pocket (TC)
The Law Society of England and Wales is calling on the UK government to protect leaseholders from the costs of making their homes safe from potentially deadly cladding.
Warning: Emails misusing the names of David Gillibrand and Ogletorpe Sturton & Gillibrand LLP
Emails were sent on 18 January 2021 that falsely purported to share a file from David Gillibrand and Ogletorpe Sturton & Gillibrand LLP.